BSc (Hons) Global Development & Sustainability

· Year 1
The first year of this course introduces you to the theories and realities of development and sustainability issues globally. You’ll acquire the foundational geography skills to equip you to develop your interests and skills in these fields.

Beyond these compulsory elements, you’ll have a choice of modules covering a range of topics, which may include:

· social and economic inequalities

· development organisations and structures

· migration

· social exclusion

· economics and globalisation

· global food issues

· activism

· international education

· Year 2
This year you acquire more specialist knowledge and skills in relevant topics and research methods relevant to professional practice. Your research skills are developed through an extended research project where you will apply your growing mastery of your subject to real-world problems and issues. You will also start to further explore career options and planning, with opportunities to do a work placement or volunteering overseas.

Optional topics include:

· environmental hazards

· climate change and society

· the use of geotechnologies

· migration and citizenship

· education and development

The field trip to India offers a unique opportunity to explore development and sustainability themes in a real-world context. On this trip you will examine environmental hazards and development, wellbeing and social inequalities, and the legacy of colonialism.

· Year 3
This year you’ll specialise your interests further. You’ll develop your skills as an independent scholar by undertaking primary research that will enable you to demonstrate the your academic and transferable skills. Alternatively you can undertake an extended work placement with a relevant research report. Optional topics include:

· development and disasters

· identities and inequalities in society

· globalisation

· environmental justice

· business enterprise

· managing sustainability

· international education

An optional field trip to Barcelona examines urban regeneration, social inequalities and urban sustainability. There is also the opportunity to undertake a community placement and project as part of your studies.

Course assessment

You’ll experience a variety of different assessment methods throughout your degree. These include essays, project reports, presentations, posters, video-clips, field-craft assessments, reflective items, time-constrained tests and examinations. These will give you a rich and diverse skills learning experience, be of real benefit in the search for a good career, and be useful in your professional activities.